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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Mosquitoes (Culicidae) » Aedini » Aedes » Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
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Biting Asian Tiger Mosquito - Aedes albopictus - female
Copyright © 2014 Bryan E. Reynolds

Biting Asian Tiger Mosquito - Aedes albopictus - Female
One mile south of Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
September 29, 2014

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Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 7 October, 2014 - 10:14am
Last updated 8 December, 2014 - 10:50am

Moved
Moved from Mosquitoes.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 8 December, 2014 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

Check for stripe
Aedes albopictus has a contrasting white stripe along the middle of the thorax.
… John F. Carr, 7 October, 2014 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

 
Sorry, John, I'm pretty cluel
Sorry, John, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to mosquitoes (or all flies for that matter). Do you see that stripe? Do I need to get a different angle next time?
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 7 October, 2014 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

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